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Hi all, |
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We have updated the RAP bootstrap page on, |
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https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Prefix/libc |
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Please help test it out and add an entry to "Tested Distributions" |
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Section[a]. We intend to support all the GNU/Linux distributions. |
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RAP stands for "Rap Ain't Prefix", and is also known as Prefix/libc or |
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prefix-standalone. It adds a libc to classic Prefix[b], so that: |
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1. we are no longer limited by ancient glibc; |
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2. we are directly using the main Gentoo repo; |
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3. RAP is more isolated from host, making itself more robust; |
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3.1 RAP can run on Debian multiarch hosts. |
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4. we are compatible with multilib; |
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After about two weeks' public test, we are going to finalize RAP and |
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start official support. |
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My special thanks to Luca Barbato and Ruud Koolen for their support, and |
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to xdej and scateu for early tests. |
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Enjoy! |
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Benda |
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If you have a classic Prefix, it is easier to bootstrap RAP from |
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scratch, because older versions of glibc do not understand symbols of |
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newer versions. |
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If you have a running RAP, it is also easier to bootstrap RAP from |
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scratch, because we have implimented a new layout of profiles and the |
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toolchains are slightly different (need manual tweaks). |
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a. https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Prefix/libc#Tested_Distributions |
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b. http://prefix.gentoo.org |
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